On Saturday 24 December 2005 11:29, the author Kiffin Gish contributed to the dialogue on- How often portupgrades?:
>Just wondering what a good rule of thumb is in how often to run > portupgrades. > >I figure that once a week should be sufficient, however each time it runs it > can take up to a few hours to complete which seems like an unnecessary > hassle to me. Once it even started rebuilding the complete gnome port which > took a couple days! > >Is this worthwhile? What are the benefits? > >Thanks alot in advance. > You pays yr processing time and makes yr choice :-) I have been using freebsd for quite a long time and I find that sometimes I am constantly upgrading a machine which is being used for development something and then when I just need systems to carry on doing the same thing day after day I get into the if it aint broke dont fix it mode! Then a new application/need comes along and the cycle starts over again! david -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
